Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology Section

Mission Statement: The Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Section provides scientific support and guidance to Maternal and Child Health programs to facilitate the data-driven, informed decision-making needed to protect, promote, and preserve the health of Michigan's children and families.

Vision Statement:  The Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Section will provide responsive and timely data collection, analysis, and translation to public health practitioners, while maintaining a contextual understanding of how Epidemiologic methods can contribute to innovative and preventative solutions to future MCH challenges.

MCH Epi Section Team Values:

1. Quality Work
2. Integrity
3. Active Partnerships
4. MCH Leadership
5. Timeliness
6. Responsiveness/Good Communication

Priority Areas: Click on the links below to access data and epidemiologic findings for selected areas of Maternal Child Health Epidemiology, as well as a description of each area's epidemiologist.

Infant Health Epidemiology

Child & Adolescent School Health Epidemiology

Birth Defects Epidemiology

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Epidemiology

Newborn Screening

Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance Program

Family Planning

Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

For more information, please contact: Chris Fussman (MCH Epidemiology Section Manager).

                                                                                     
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